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Healthcare Innovation' is quite the buzzword lately. Between Todd Park encouraging innovation in health IT by opening a government data API and the mHealth app market set to triple by 2012, it's staggering how quickly technology in the industry is advancing.

We'd like to take this opportunity to highlight one stakeholder group that is rapidly innovating to overcome today's challenges: health plans. By using web-based tools to connect with and service physicians and granting patients access to information through mobile apps, there are many organizations that we are proud to work alongside as our industry continues to evolve.There is no doubt that health plans are an integral piece in the care delivery puzzle. Louis Vuitton Lattice Package and its benefits only used its talents to know whether now is even worse is such a nice Tote Bag?Act quickly to buy it!

As Dave Kerrigan suggested in his blog post The Payor (R )evolution, payers are in the driver's seat for disruptive innovations. One of the greatest sources of inefficiencies in our healthcare system is around financial transparency and expediency of reimbursements. Unknown financial and clinical variables in the care process put patients and physicians at risk for high bills and low reimbursement. Advances in revenue cycle management lead by leading health plans such as Aetna are changing that. Aetna built a solid system of communication, a process for which they were recognized in the 2011 PayerView Rankings, which evaluated data from 132 national, regional and government payers in the US in efficiency, clarity and effectiveness of their client transactions. Aetna was noted for their ability to engage with doctors thanks to simplifying key business and financial operations. They scored a spot in the top percent of health plans able to resolve claims upon submission, clear and accessible policies that resulted in low denial rates and electronic remittance advice transparency.

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 The back office is not the only side of the industry where health plans are making a difference. According to the Wall Street Journal, there will be a shortage of 150,000 PCPs over the next 15 years. With doctors strapped for time in the exam room and medical practice waiting rooms growing crowded, the industry will have to tackle this physician crunch in an innovative 2012 fashion. Health plans such as Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida have found their own ways to provide patients with the support they need in case they cannot reach their doctor. With the launch of their mobile app, patients may now access information about their deductable, Health Savings Account (HSA) balance and claims data. The app will also decrease the amount of time patients spend on the phone, as it can help locate local in-network physicians and compare drug prices at the nearest pharmacies. Another key driver of healthcare costs, on par with clinical and revenue management costs, lies in administrative inefficiencies. According to a Milliman report, manual transactions and the use of paper records cost our country an estimated $70,000 per physician per year. And in her recent blog post, Janice McCallum of Health Content Advisors explained that the lack of seamless exchange of health care information between stakeholders is a major barrier to managing these costs. She suggests, however, that we don't need to start from scratch, but instead build upon the platforms and applications that already exist. For example, with the help of our health plan-sponsored insurance portal, NaviNet Insurer Connect, physicians and healthcare professionals can easily access patients' benefits, eligibility and other financial health information all in one secure, robust interface. Several health plans have also leveraged mobile devices to connect with their members by building applications that offer important health data and resources. The health system benefits greatly as payers make information more accessible-filling care and communication gaps that cost time and money.